Our case against The Wall Street Journal and other defendants was asked to be re-filed by the judge, and we will be re-filing an updated lawsuit on or before April 27th.
Evidence and Verdict
For
Multiple news reports state that Judge Darrin P. Gayles dismissed the lawsuit but gave Trump an opportunity/guidance to refile. CNN quotes a Trump spokesman saying the president "will follow Judge Gayles’s ruling and guidance to refile" the suit. AP reports Trump posted that the decision “is not a termination” but a “suggested re-filing” and said the updated lawsuit would be filed "on or before April 27th."
Against
The judge dismissed the case for failing to plausibly allege actual malice, which is different from actively ordering a re-filing; coverage frames the court's action as dismissal with an opportunity to amend rather than a direct instruction to re-file. The timeline commitment ("on or before April 27th") originates from Trump’s social media post and his team’s statements, not from a court order, and these sources do not independently confirm that a refile has occurred by that date.
Verdict
Contemporary reporting documents that the judge dismissed the suit while giving Trump the opportunity/guidance to refile, and Trump/their team publicly stated they would refile by April 27, so the claim accurately reflects the available reporting; the timing promise is a statement by the plaintiff rather than a court mandate.
Sources
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal - Apr 14, 2026
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